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In the Presence of a clown (En présence d'un clown or Larmar och gör sig till)

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October 1925. Inventor Carl Akerblom, an admirer of Franz Schubert, is a patient in the pyschiatric yard of a hospital in Uppsala. Together with another patient, Pr. Osvald Vogler, they set up a film project: the living talkie. Before long, they set off on a frantic tour with their film, ‘The Joy of the Joyous Girl’.

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La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge

Title La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge
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Montreal film-maker Rex Prince travels to Louisiana to search for his first love Paula Paul, the Countess of the title: the loveliest bearded lady ever to grace a circus sideshow. To win her love he takes on the job of Human Cannonball…

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La dresseuse

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A female journalist reports on the fabulous circus world. Under the big top she meets a beautiful strange woman who trains animals, but also performs a very particular training on women to satisfy their fantasies. The journalist enters this refined and sulfurous universe.

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The Quarry (La Faille)

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A gay pastor is murdered somewhere in South Africa. In taking on the identity of the victim, the murderer cannot foresee the sequence of events which, once set in motion, are inescapable, not only for him but also for all the town’s inhabitants. Beneath th apparent workings of justice, contradictory forces are at war…

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Gladiator

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In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcu Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army’s most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus’ devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but cannot prevent the slaughter of his family. Captured by a slave trader, he becomes a gladiator and prepare his vengeance.

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Ocean's Eleven

Title Ocean's Eleven
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Danny Ocean and his eleven accomplices, all con or ex-con artists, plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.

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Lone Hero

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An actor in a Wild West show must become a mythical Western hero when a gang of bikers descends upon a small Montana town.

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Seabiscuit (Pur sang: la légende de Seabiscuit)

Title Seabiscuit (Pur sang: la légende de Seabiscuit)
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Entrepreneur Charles Howard owns unlikely racehorse Seabiscuit. He teams with partially blind boxer-turned-jockey Red Pollard and horse trainer Tom Smith. Together, the three work to help the famed horse to several symbolic victories that helped to inspire a downtrodden 1930s America.

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